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years has been an important factor in revitalizingDowntown. More recently, he cites the opening ofKlyde Warren Park as a major factor in improvingthe transition from Uptown to Downtown. Whilehe was originally waiting for the performing artsvenues to near completion, other factors, such as theeconomic meltdown, led him to proceed cautiously.He has also been monitoring the progress of anothermixed-use neighbor, One Arts Plaza. He creditsLucy Billingsley and her team for being trailblazersin the area. He says that with so many beautifulpublic spaces, now the city needs people to fillthem. But, he continues, “The Arts District is a veryimportant piece of improving all of Downtown.”From Hall Arts to Hall Office Park in Frisco tohis enterprises in Napa, California, art is always partof the original design process. The office buildingwill feature work by nationally and internationallyprominent artists. These will definitely add to theDowntown aesthetic. Towering over the cornerof Ross and Leonard will be the yellow 103’ highsculpture Tatlin’s Sentinel, by Tennessee artist JohnHenry. It will be the tallest sculpture in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Subsequently, Henry is nowrepresented by Samuel Lynne Galleries.

Hall says “Art is a consistent theme in all of my
developments.” His mother, an art teacher, instilled
this lifelong love. Hall began collecting as a teenager
and it has remained an abiding passion. He says, “I
think art is something that moves the human soul
and makes a difference in people’s lives. There is a
good role for the commercial sector and the private
sector to be part of the art world.” To his credit, he
has spread the gospel on many levels. He works with